The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-11
LOUD TALK BY THE KNIGHTS
A Resolution Favoring the Chicago
Anarchists Causes Warm Debate.
Powderly Earnestly Protests, and the Reso-
luton Is Decisively Rejected-Movement
Favoring a Government Telegraph.
THE KNIGHTS ASSEMBLY.

A Warm and Exciting Debate Over a Reso-
luton Favoring the Anarchists.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal
MINNEAPoLIs, Mimi, Oct. 0-The knights
of Labor delegates early this morning and
spent the forenoon about the hotel Hobbies dis
cussing various matters that are likely to come
up before the General Assembly this week.
The several committees were in session during
the day, getting their work in shape for the con-
vention. The liveiest session of the assembly
was held this afternoon. James f. Quinn of
D. A 40, of New York, the famous 'kicker" and
Home Club man, presented the following resolu-
ton under a suspension Of the rules:
Considering that the develop emit of the human
mind in the nineteenth century has reached point
ment, taking of human life by judicial process
relic of barbarism; therefor Q be it
Resolved. That this convention express that
the men in Oh ago were dooe to DEATH and that it
endeavor to secure the communication of the
sentence of death passed upon them.
The resolution sooner read than every
delegate in the hall his feet. General
Master Workman Powderly decided the resolu-
tion out of order
Joseph Evans Of Pittsburg, appealed from
the decision. The appeal was lost by a vote of
ISL to 90. Before the appeal taken Mr..
Powderly called General Worthy Foreman
Grifiths of Chicago, TO the chair and in a short
but vehement speech called upon the convention
TO defeat the resolution. He said no true
knight could be Anarchist. He appealed to
the delegates in imprisoned words not per-
vert the purposes of the order by the passing of
any such resolution. 1t was the hottest speech
Powdery was ever known to make. Quinn, who
offered the resolution, voted aye on the appeal
in order to move n recon sideraton.
S. II. Lowry, of Pennsylvania. made a burn
ing speech, and at $3.50 the hall a perfect
DOudemOnIum heard
distance from the binding The session closed
at o'clock, and all the delegates close
mouthed, while the press committee state that
aside from the Introduction and distribution of
papers and speeches upon various subjects of
interest. nothing else was done at to days ses-
sion
To morrow morning the committee appointed
TO formulate the ideas of the General Assembly
upon the late telegraph deal will present the
following resolution, which will be unanimously
adopted:
To the People of the United States:
Whereas. The KNIGHTS of Labor. in General Assem-
bly, convened recognize that in the absorption of the
Baltimore g. Ohio Telegraph Company a serious blow
has been struck against the industrial commercial
and political welfare of all the people of this country
for in the ownership of the intelligenceconveying
medium by individual news OF every character
can be withheld or subjected to such manipulation
would render it than useless making possible
70 put artificial prices upon commodities and bring
upon all classes of peoples and.
Whereas. In the contamination of Gould's monopo-
hste purposes In relation to the baltimore & Ohio
Telegraph Company it is patent that the position
AIKEN by the knights of Labor in its opposition to
monopoly is just and necessary and that such
result of the monopoistic tendency of the age
foreseen by the founders of the order; therefore.
Resolved That this General Assembly protest against
this far-reaching monopost.c deal and denounce
the Unsuitable and avarcious pu1 pose of those who
for individual gain would imperil the welfare of the
Nation; and be it further
Resolved That the organized power Of the order
be directed in demanding at the hand of Congress the
passage of for the purchase construction
the duty of all citizens assist nominating and
appointing such candidates Will pledge their sup
port to such measures; and, further that petitions
and blanks prepared and distributed throughout
the country to receive signatures favorable to the
that special instructions be to the Legislative
ship and make governmental telegraphy one of the
burning questions of the hour.
The general executive board held a secret
session in the West Hotel, which lasted all the
forenoon. The general opinion among the dele
gates to-day is that no serious fight will come
up now before the convention closes its work.
A sharp discussion is likely to occur over the
law governing the national trade districts. It
is said that the trade district delegates will ask
that the law be changed materially as to give
them more power. This request will be opposed,
aud very strongly, too. by the delegates repre-
senting the mixed districts, the demands of
the former would, in a measure, tend to utterly
destroy the power of the latter
The fight that supposed would be made
against Powderly and the other general officers
is said to have been given prominent
Eastern delegate said on this matter this morn
ing: 1.-THE delegates who came here to fight
Powderly and some of the other general officers
have pulled in their horns. The fact that they
could find nothing to base fight has greatly
dsmoralized them. They will not demand
that the convention do they ask on various
legislative matters. but will, instead, request
that they get what they ask without fight"
Opinions To Political Movements.
MINNEAPoLIs, Oct 10-An expression of
opinion the advsability of the Labor party
movement was obtained from u large number of
Knights Of Labor to-day. The result Of these
Interviews shows that the general officers and
conservative element in the order, as a
ate party movement, while the rank and file and
the more radical of the officers, like Thomas
Barry, Of Michigan. eager for a labor party.
the the better Powderly is the general
choice for President but only few haye any
idea that he would accept
nomination. George is mentioned fewer
times than most people would have expected. A
remarkably large number of those interviewed
Republicans, or were Republicans before af-
fiating with the independents movement. There
are only three four Democrats in the entire
list. The labor vote in the whole country, a
rear hence. is put all the way from 500, 900 to
t,OOO. 600. Opinion is equally divided to the
sffect on the old parties of heavy labor vote.
. he idea perhaps prevailing that the Democrats
MOULD suffer most by it. 1t is the almost unan-
@lous sentiment that the George movement in
View FORK this fall will defeat the Democrats if
it is not itself successful. Mr.. Powderlv de-
eliDed to talk. but from members of the execu-
tive board 1t is learned that he is opposed to q
separate party movement for good while yet.
he believes that the workingmen are not ready
Tor it.
MIR. POwDERLY AT HONE.